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Santiam Brewing is celebrating the grand opening of its newly expanded taproom on Father's Day weekend June 18-19 with growler specials and pint specials for dads who come with their kids, co-owner and treasurer Jim Smiley said.

The brewery's expansion takes in about 1,000 square feet of the formerly vacant space next door, with 500 square feet being devoted to the tasting room expansion and another 500 square feet being added on to its brewhouse to enable the brewery to double its production capacity from its current 200 barrels per month, Smiley said.

The additional space allows for seating for 30 more patrons in hand-made bench and table seating and round lounge cafe-style tables that were built by the owners of the brewery from salvaged lumber.

"The benches are cedar, and the bench tables are Oregon coastal redwood, and the round lounge tables are black walnut," Smiley said. "There will be six booths with bench-style seating and four round tables."

Smiley said the brewery also has worked with its next-door neighbor, Black Sheep Catering, to revamp the food menu and add some signature dishes available only to the brewery's patrons such as hush puppies and smoked chicken wings. Menus will be on display at tables, and patrons can call Black Sheep with their order, then a server will deliver their food to them and take their payment.

Food service will be available daily in the taproom and the taproom expansion space will be open to minors, Smiley said.

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The newly expanded space at Santiam Brewing will add seating for 30 more patrons and minors will be permitted in the space.(Photo: Victor Panichkul / Statesman Journal, Victor Panichkul / Statesman Journal)